> We are working with computers. Weird stuff is not supposed to happen. But > it does. Occasionally, this needs to be remembered, as it does > occasionally cause real-world problems and is often the likely explanation > for what is otherwise inexplicable. Thus, sooner or later some old geezer > comes along and reminds people that Murphy is still around to do his > mischief. I am glad that my suggestions turned out to be helpful. I can't thank you people enough .. I just hope that this thread will help someone else in the future ( feel free to add this to your list of stories ! :) ) I just hate it when hardware (or in my case, cable ) makes don't stick to the specs or "improve"/change them as they see it fit. If I'm payin' for a product ( especially from a brand ) I expect it to do its job better than others. I wouldn't of expected this from WD .. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-usb" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html